social policies
Government assistance initiatives
Social policies are government programs and regulations addressing the welfare of citizens—healthcare, education, housing, employment, poverty relief.
The term often appears in political debate: Her social policies favor expanding the safety net.
Unlike economic policy, which focuses on markets and growth, social policy concerns how resources are distributed to meet human needs.
- welfareComfort and prosperity
- food stampsSubsidized grocery purchasing vouchers
- healthcareOrganized provision of treatment
- universal healthcareGuaranteed medical access nationwide
- childcareSupervision of young ones
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Minimal state economic involvement
deregulation · privatization · austerity measures · free enterprise · supply-side economics
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Armed forces governing principles
defense policy · foreign policy · military spending · fiscal policy · monetary policy
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